Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1922 After the disaster
"Could the one fighting the Time Beast over there be the Haotian Immortal Emperor?" Liu Qinghuan asked.

"I think so?" Yue Qian said uncertainly, "But it can't be the real body. The Haotian Immortal Emperor has already ascended to the Immortal Realm. What remains in the mortal world is at most an avatar or a clone."

Liu Qinghuan narrowed his eyes, and after a moment shook his head and said, "It is not the avatar or clone of that Immortal Emperor, but a residual image materialized by the laws of time, or rather, the spiritual manifestation of the Purgatory Tower."

Yue Yan was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "I see." He scratched his head and chuckled, "Master, you can 'see' the laws themselves, but I haven't reached that level yet."

"What? The tower is alive?" Fu Bao exclaimed from the side.

Liu Qinghuan raised her hand and tapped him: "Anything that exists long enough can slowly become a demon or spirit. Mountains have mountain spirits, rivers have river gods, and it's normal for a tower to develop a spirit."

He then asked, "How long have they been fighting?"

Yue Qian said, "It started not long after you began your tribulation, Master."

Seeing Liu Qinghuan stand up, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Master, are you going to help the Time Beast?"

"I can't help." Liu Qinghuan glanced in that direction again and saw countless layers of light and shadow covering the sky, sometimes a desolate desert, sometimes an endless forest.

The sky also seemed to be divided into many layers, with night and day coexisting, and blazing sun and ice and snow existing side by side.

Meanwhile, the Time Beast and the "Haotian Immortal Emperor" moved through the ever-changing light and shadow, their figures appearing and disappearing, seemingly both far away and close at hand.

“Every clash between them is governed by the laws of time; there’s no way to intervene, let alone get close. We need to get away as quickly as possible to avoid getting involved.”

Previously, perhaps because he was undergoing a heavenly tribulation, the Time Beast, mindful of their past friendship, deliberately avoided the area where he was.

Now that the calamity has ended, the flames of war over there are clearly spreading towards this side.

However, before leaving, his gaze swept over his feet, and he was slightly surprised. Then he reached out and grabbed them!
Fu Bao's eyes lit up, and she quickly came closer to ask, "Master, what kind of treasure is this?"

Liu Qinghuan held up the object in her hand. It was as clear and translucent as a gemstone, and as red as blood. It was purer than before and had an added touch of shimmering light.

"This is the core of the Dream Soul Tree. I didn't expect there to be a piece left. It has also been refined by the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. Wearing it can nourish the soul and resist attacks from divine senses."

Fu Bao's eyes darted around, and he pointed to the charred and broken pieces of wood under their feet.

"Are those Dream Soul Tree trunks still of any use?"

"Of course it's useful. Lightning-struck wood is a top-grade spiritual material for refining magical artifacts."

Fu Bao looked at Liu Qinghuan longingly, and Liu Qinghuan waved her hand.

"You have half an hour."

Fu Bao immediately cheered, called to You Xuan, and led the little stone monkey to collect wood.

Yueyan didn't go; instead, she said, "Master, there are still a few guys spying on us over there!"

Liu Qinghuan glanced over and saw the three-headed ice python.

The other person stared at him for a moment, and the man's head said something before the ice python turned and left.

"Ignore them, they won't dare come."

After he withstood such powerful lightning and successfully survived the heavenly tribulation, he greatly deterred those with ill intentions.

Anyone with a modicum of self-awareness would have to consider whether they have the strength to challenge him.

After the ice python left, the remaining few demonic beasts hesitated for a short while before also fleeing.

Yue Yan was relieved: "Master, what do we do next?" "Let's find a place to rest first. I need to stabilize my cultivation level," Liu Qinghuan said. "Let's wait for the Time Beasts to deal with that 'Immortal Emperor'."

"Can they... win?" Yueyan wondered.

Liu Qinghuan smiled and said meaningfully, "They won't lose."

He gazed at the increasingly bizarre and colorful sky in the distance.

The number of Time Beasts that came this time was greater than ever before, which shows how much they valued this overflow of disordered time laws.

That was an area he couldn't interfere in; he could only wait for the outcome.

Far from the center of the battlefield, Liu Qinghuan found a grove of trees, still having Yue Yan and a few others guard the perimeter, and began to meditate.

Looking inward, I found that my meridians had expanded by nearly twice as much as before I underwent the tribulation, as had my dantian.

The magic power became more refined and concentrated, exhibiting a texture as ethereal as light clouds, and increasingly approaching the power of immortals.

In addition, his Eternal Body of Immortality also made another breakthrough, raising his realm by one level.

It's still a bit of a pity. The power of the final tribulation lightning was too great. It's not that he couldn't withstand it, but the consequence would be that he might be seriously injured.

If he were outside, things would be fine, but now he was in a time filled with dangers, with too many people watching him with predatory eyes, so he dared not allow himself to be seriously injured.

It's a pity that those three magical treasures, even if they weren't suitable for him, could still fetch a lot of spirit stones at auction.

It took Liu Qinghuan more than an hour to calm down her high spirits after successfully passing the tribulation, allowing her almost boiling magical power to gradually quiet down.

After stabilizing his cultivation level slightly, Yue Yan came to report that the battle over there had ended.

When Liu Qinghuan rushed over, what she saw was a scene of several Time Beasts confronting the 'Immortal Emperor', as well as the missing Xue Yi, Dao Xuan, and others.

"You didn't escape?" Liu Qinghuan was surprised. He thought Dao Xuan and Lan Li had already safely left the 888th floor of the Purgatory Tower.

Dao Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "After we came out of the sea, we were transported back to the Ice Palace. Soon after, strange changes began to occur in the Ice Palace. Later we found out that we had been caught up in the Time Maze."

“I’m even worse off than you!” Master Huanglong stepped forward: “I didn’t even see the seabed. The teleportation array seemed to be in disrepair, and it actually teleported me into a layer of permanent ice. It took me a lot of effort to dig myself out.”

Liu Qinghuan could only express her sympathy. She counted and found that a few people were missing. She didn't know if they had perished or were still trapped somewhere.

This wasn't the time for pleasantries. After a brief greeting to the group, he asked, "What's the situation over there?"

Dao Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't know. Those Time Beasts seem to be negotiating with that person."

Liu Qinghuan was taken aback: she hadn't expected Dao Xuan to know the Time Beast as well.

This is not surprising, given the long history and profound heritage of the Five Great Halls of Qingming. Dao Xuan, as the ruler of one of the Five Great Halls, would know far more secrets of the cultivation world than he does.

Even Lan Li remained calm: "To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen a Time Beast that doesn't belong to the Five Elements. I've only seen one or two portraits of it in the clan's secret scrolls before. I can only say that it looks really bizarre."

They were too far away to hear what was being said over there, so they could only wait and see what happened.

Xue Yi stood alone on the other side, showing no intention of interacting with the others.

Liu Qinghuan walked over and asked in a low voice, "So, did you figure anything out?"

Xue Yi nodded with a displeased look: "I can see that now, I'm not going to get my hands on the Immortal Sword!"